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The People’s Party Paper VOLUME IV. CLAY IS ROASTED. THAT HARRIS LETTER IS GIVEN OUT. MR. HARRIS TALKS OUT. He Hits Chairman Clay Un mercifully.—Why He Resigned. That letter of resignation is out. Hon. Marion W. Harris has given his letter of resignation to the public. In doing so, he roasts Chairman Steve Clay unmercifully. He reviews the whole situation, and corroborates the statement in '1 ms Daily Press of Tuesday last that the resignation was sent from Macon Mon day night, and must have been received at democratic headquarters Tuesday morning. The story comes from Macon as fol. lows: Macon, Ga., September 15.—(Spec ial.)—Today Hon. Marion XV. Harris made public his resignation from mem bership in democratic executive com mittee. In doing so, he makes the following statement in substance: “Mr. Watson, chairman of the popu list executive committee, asked Mr. Clay, chairman of the democratic ex ecutive committee-, to join him in rec ommending to the several counties, a division of managers, “I contended thg-t the democratic ex ecutive committe Should agro to recom mend that there be a division. “And that is all I have ever contended for, notwithstanding the zealous efforts of some gentlemen in high places to make the contrary appear and to cast odium upon me. “1 mentioned my dissatisfaction to Hon. B. M. Blackburn, Hou. Bob Lewis and others before leaving At lanta, after the action of the executive committee. "I state this for the reason that Mr. Clay is reported in the Macon Tele graph to have said that I gave no inti mation es my dissatisfaction with the notion of the committee.” “My letter of resignation was a pri vate one, and 1 should not have made ' it public, except for certain misstate ments ' lade in the newspapers; the fact that Mr. Clay himself has given out a ! part -of its contents to the Atlanta ' p-nal, the Atlanta Constitution | an, :-haus, other newspapers, and I thefa.it that he' is reported by the I Macon Telegraph to have said: ‘The i action of Mr. Harris, to say the least lof it, was very peculiar. lie had evi . dently communicated with the popu- ■ ■ lists before he did with me, for Wat i son’s paper knew that the letter of resignation had been forwarded to me I long before- I had ever heard of it, I much less received it,” compels me to publish the letter. “I wired Mr. Clay yesterday morn ing as follows: ‘ls interview with you In today's Telegraph concerning my • resignation correct?’” 1 ‘Last night at 7:47 o’clockhe sent me f the following telegram: “Interview incorrect. Just reached here. Will see reporter and correct it tomorrow.’ ” Mr. Clay had made serious charges , 'against me, and since he has not cor rected his statement, after full oppor tunity, And has not shown a disposition to be fair, 1 feel that I should tell the truth. Letter Mailed Mondy Night. I mailed the letter in Macon Monday night at 6:45, and no one could possibly have known it until it was received at headquarters Tuesday morning. The first intimation I had that it was known in Atlanta was a telegram to me from the populist paper Tuesday at 11:30 a. in., as follows: ••Rumored here that on account ac tion democratic executive committee refusing division of poll managers, you IBs a member of the committee have re signed. Please wire facts immediately.” I replied to this telegram that they must see Mr. Clay about the affairs .of the executive committee. ’ “1 was asked about the matter, but but refused to talk because Mr. Clay was denying having received it Mr. Clay Had It. He denied it to The Daily Press reporter Tuesday morning. He denied it to the Constitution Tuesday night and to the Telegraph Tuesday night, so these papers all said, while as a mat ter of fact, he wrote me Tuesday morning (his letter being post marked at 12:30 in Atlanta Tuesday and was received in Macon Tuesday night at 8:30) acknowledging the receipt of my resignation, and saying: “1 sincerely hope you will withdraw your resigna.” “The Daily Press was mistaken when it said my resignation was known in Atlanta Monday night. I asked The Press yesterday to explain, and re ceived tiie following telegram: I “The Press will exonerate you this I evening.” “Consequently, I know that the mat ter became public in Atlanta after my letter reached Mr. Clay, and not be fore. “Probably if Mr. Clay will examine around headquarters, he will find that there is some way of matters leaking out. Then Mr. Harris states he is forced to make these statements public on ac ' count of contemptible reflections on ! himself by men and papers. ■ He says that the Constitution's spe cial of Wednesday was untrue except the part that said he would not talk. He says the Constitution’s Macon telegram must have been made up in Atlanta, that it had sought to leave the impression that he had talked gen erally in Macon of his resignation, and it did him a great injustice. Mr. Harris declares that nothing in his letter could be construed into mean ing that he had left the democratic } party, and adds: “If anybody who doubts it will apply the yardstick, 1 will measure up ami let him know the result. There seems to be considerable doubt as to what con stitutes a democrat in this day and gen eration, but certainly 1 have neither I said or done anything that could war- II rant the most imaginative scribbler to p say that I was nut a democrat” ? ♦ he says that The Constitution’s in o-ihiatijhos!iat he ros »gned because he *' for congress ami was hanging upO| ‘ Vid. .zSK Zj ■ ■ r\ U ’ c . \ ] K & ZW' /c IM. - o aZa-%) $'A X'/ \ a/ zicyZy >^nr\J /M? The Reception of the Democratic Congressman Upon His Return From Washington. defeated, is untrue, as the Bibb delega tion will testify. As to the numerous statements made by the papers in connection with their comments about my resignation that my brother, Mr. Iverson L. Harris,was a populist, let me say that it may or may not be a misfortune to have a populist brother. I am not by brother’s keeper, nor is he mine, and the intimation evidently intended to be conveyed that he influ enced me to tender my resignation is as contemptible as those newspaper scribblers themselves 1 had. a right to resign, and did so in an honorable way Now, you good democrats of Georgia, of all sorts and kinds, “it that be trea son, make the most of it?” Mr. Clay has given out a statement with reference to the matter. He enters a general denial of having intimated or said that Mr. Harris must have communicated with The Daily Press. He says he simply told the reporter that he knew nothing about the resig nation. The Daily Press reporter called on Chairman Clay at 12 o’clock. Mr. Clay says in his interview that he knew nothing of the resignation until The Daily Press reporter called to see him about it. The following telegram was received from Macon at 1 o’clock: Macon, Ga., September 15. The interview with Hon. Marion Harris published in this mornings Telegraph was sent to the Constitution yesterday afternoon. They failed to publish it this a. m. Mr. Harris feels that he has again been treated unjustly. Mr. Harris’ letter of resignation is as follows: The Letter. “Macon* Ga., Sept. 10, 1894. —Hon. A. S. Clay, Chairman State Democratic Executive Committee, Atlanta, Ga.— My Dear Sir: Please consider this as my resignation from the state demo cratic executive committee, of which I have the honor to be a member from the state at large. “The immediate reason that prompts me to tender my resignation is the ac tion of the committee, jointb’ with the campaign committee on the 10th in st., when it refused the request of Hon. Thornes E. Watson, chairman of the populist state executive committee, which request in substance was: That in all those counties of the state where the democrats had control of the coun ty government that the populists be allowed a representative on the boards of election managers, and in those counties of the state where the popu lists had control of the county govern ment the democrats be allowed a rep resentative on the boards of election managers; that the democratic execu tive committee recommend this and the populists would do the same, etc. “You will remember that 1 urged that our committee ought to co-operate with the populist committee in this mutter so as to insure a fair election and a fair count in our elections; and 1 did this without assuming or admitting that our elections had been unfair in the past, or would be unfair in the ap proaching contests. My line of argu ment before the committee was that in the first place the request should be granted because it was right, and n the second place, it was good policy to grant. I urged that it was good policy because we hud an overwhelming ma jority in the state ami could carry the elections by a majority of from 25,000 to 50,000 ; and furthermore, there being a great many good citizens of Georgia who at least had a suspicion that some of our elections were not exactly fair, a democratic victory, no matter how overwhelming, would never perma nently settle any issue in politics till such safe-guards were thrown around the polls as to free -the result from the semblance of any such suspicion. “In this position of mine, of all the members, of the executive committee who wore present, none coincided save yourself and Mr. T. R. R. Cobb, and 1 was the only member who voted ac cordingly when the matter was before us in the shape of amotion. Therefore the policy of the democratic party, I mean rather of the executive eorumit and campaign committee, seems well fixed in that regard; and, since my views of the manner in which the cam paign should be conducted are so radi cally at variance with those of my brother members, I feel that 1 can do no good by remaining on the commit tee ; in fact, that I would La a hiu- “ JFCcqvAtal to A.ll Special Privileges to None." ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894. drance rather than an aid. “Furthermore, I entertain views on the financial question in line with those of the Macon Telegraph and the Atlanta Journal, that is, the adminis tration views. The Constitution and other democratic newspapers and oiir candidate for governor declare that ‘No man can go upon the stump in the state of Georgia, and in the name of democracy oppose the free and unlim ited coinage of silver.’ Then, since it would be my duty as an executive com mitteeman to make some addresses in my district and elsewhere, and I have intended to do so, and you had re quested me. to do so, I w-s-’ild do more harm than good by conscientiously speaking my convictions, nvhich. as 1 said, are in line with those) of the ad ministration. “For the reasons above set forth, and for others perhaps not necessary to mention, I feel that it is my duty to resign my membership ou the execu tive committee and Jet you appoint some one to till the vacancy who is inorc in accord with the evident policy of the executive committee. Very truly yours, Marion W. Harris.” A GREAT BAY IN WALTON. Hines, Peek and Todd Speak and Make Many Votes. Bethlehem, Ga.. September 13. (Special.)— Judge Hines, Hon. XV. L. Peek and Bev. Mr. Todd spoke at Mon roe yesterday the 12th. The crowd was large and enthu siastic, and the speeches were able and convincing. J udge Hines spoke before noon and ' his argument in behalf of popular gov ernment cannot be refuted by any one, Hines will poll a big vote in this county. Mr. Todd made a fine impression and showed clearly that he is a far better man to represent the fifth congressional district than Lovely I'. Livingston. Colonel Peek, tho’ his speech was short and coming last, made one of the best it has been our pleasure to hear. He showed up the rottenness of xlie democratic party in an unvarnished . way, and the round after round of ap plause given him showed plainly that he had the crowd by a very large ma jority. All wo ask is a free ballot and a fail count and old XValton will drop into the people’s column. The democrats are doing everything possible to deceive the negro ami get his vote, but overy intelligent negro lias had enough of modern democracy; it comes high at any price and they are finding it out. Hurrah for Hines, Watson, Peck and The Daily Phess. J. L. Moobe. ANOTHER POPULIST DAILY. Kolb Will Have a New Paper in Alabama. Montgomehy, Ala., Sept. 15.—(Spe cial.)—The populist party is dying out, so democrats claim, but the prospect for Kolb's new daily. The Tribune,does not seem much like it. The informa tion comes direct from Reuben Kolb, Jr., who said today: “ I have just returned from Atlanta, where I purchased a handsome outfit for The Tribune, and the material has been shipped to Birmingham. Wo will be ready to begin work in a few days, and will, get the first issue out on Sep tember 20111. The daily will be a six column paper and the weekly a forty eight column paper—that is, a six col umn, eight page paper. Tho daily will start out with a circulation of 2,500, and the weekly with 10,000. It will be a success from the very first issue.” Mr. Kolb says Colonel John XV. Du- Bose will be editor-in-chief of The Tribune. The local staff has not been selected. Mr. Kolb will nave charge of the business department. Warren Democrats. XVahhkston, <la., Sept 13. —The : democrats of XVarren county met yes terday to nominate a candidate for the legislature. Mr. John Adkins. a stanch I democrat, was nominated. Hon. Hat T. Lewis, of Greenesboro, spoke for an ■ hour. Tlie delegates from the three ■ counties composing the nineteenth sen- ■ atorial district—Greene, Taliaferro and > Warren—met and unanimously nomi nated Mr. Ed. Young, of Greene, to be ■ their standard bearer. HE DID NOT KNOW. COL. N. J. HAMMOND “AC KNOWLEDGES THE CORN.” SO DID JUDG HOPKINS. Col. Hammond and Judge Hop kins Don't Know What De mocratic Doctrine 14 —I There .was a very amusing incident in the superior court room last Saturday, A few days since the Fulton County Young Mon’s Democratic League in vited Col. N. J. Hammond to address them tonight. Colonel Hammond is known as one of the best lawyers in the south, ami rep resented his district in congress not many years since, and the young demo crats were anxious to have him add the power of his words to the democratic side in the present political contest. He accepted the invitation, and is to speak tonight at DeGive’s Marietta Street opera house. Saturday morning last, Colonel Ham mond arose in open court, addressed his honor, Judge Lumpkin, and asked to be excused from chambers until Tuesday, September 18th. Judge J. T. Pendleton, of tho firm ot Smith & Pendleton, arose and ob jected, and enquired why Colonel Hammond desired to be excused. Col. Hammond said: “If 1 must give my reason, I will do so in a very few words, 1 am invited to make a democratic speech Monday night to the Young Men’s Democratic League, and I want the time, from now until then to prepare for it.” “Why,” said Judge Pendleton in a disgusted tone of voice, “I thought democratic doctrine was so well under stood that Col. Hammond would need no thne lor preparation. “Colonel Hammond, don’t you under stand the principles of the democratic party?” “Sir.” replied Colonel Hommond in his inimitable emphatic style—“ Sir, I do not, and I want a little time to make sure of my position.’’ This reply created a ripple of laugh ter. as well as a little consternation. Turning to Judge .John Ij. Hopkins, one of the state’s ablest lawyers, Col, Hammond said: “Judge, do you understand it?” “No. 1 do not,” was the quick reply from Judge Hopkins. It is needless to add that time was granted Colonel Hammond to find • where he is at.” If the ablest men in the democrcat party don’t understand modern denioci racy, what about the one-gallus fel lows ? Col. Hammond will try to find him self tonight. INTIMIDATION. Another Democratic Outrage in Wilkes County. Washington, Ga., Sept. II. —(Spe- cial.) — Democrats arc making the same old attempt to intimidate and frighten populists. Democratic intolerance of populism in Wilkes county goes probably to a greater extent than in any county in the state. Just prior to the election in 1892, hardly a populist meeting was held in the county where democrats did not in terfere, and in many cases seek to break up the meetings by the reckless discharge of firearms near by, if the meeting were held at night. Every means imaginable was resorted to in order to intimidate the populists, and especially the negroes. Tho democrats rode night and day, on several occasions beating negroes who said they would vote the populist ticket. In order to seat Mr. M. P. Reese as senator from this district, wlien the re turns from this county were consoli dated nearly 1,000 populist votes were illegally thrown out, The democrats here have begun their work of intimidation again. They know that if there is a free ballot and a fair count, Wilkes, grand old Wilkes, will go to tlic populist col umn. Night and day democrats are riding, making the same attempt to intimi date. This year they are going further than in 1892. They are even trying to keep the white populists from organizing. A disgraceful occurrence took place here a few days ago. Mr. J. M. Gilbert is one populist who cannot be imbued with fear, lie went through reconstruction days standing in the front ranks. Jjast Saturday he wasbrtXally beaten here simply because he dares to advo cate populism publicly. A more honorable citizen than Jim Gilbert does not live in Wilkes county. He gives the following true account of the trouble: “About three weeks ago thv colored people formed a P. P. club within the incorporate limits of the town. After its organization I was invited to speak to them and advise with them. At the club meeting were between 49 and 60 democrats, outside. To avoid trouble, and to let them fully witness the whole proceedings, they were invi ted inside. Some of them camo in, the majority remaining outside. After my remarks, Mr. Ben Irvin, who I believe prevented trouble at that time, spoke to the club. An account of the meeting appeared in the town paper, to which I replied and sized up the crowd as composed of one sheriff, one marshal, one deputy marshal, some toughs and a few gen tlemen. To this remark they took exceptions. On Saturday us soon us I reached town 1 was informed by a democratic friend that 1 would be attacked, naming the man who would first approach me, I informed one of my friends of the in tended attack before it came on. 1 was first approached by Mr. Crafton. I told him 1 would make no concession to him or to any one else ; that he knew I had no showing there. We parted, as I thought, friendly. Later »on 1 walked down the street through a crowd of democrats, a large number of whom were those who were at the club-meet ing. After passing through them, Sam I.one spoke, to me in very offensive lan guage. 1 told him that I would not take it, but that lie knew and all knew, that with the town authorities and the. crowd I faced all against me, I bad no chance, but if he would go off with me, eacli alone, I would settle the matter. He started off, followed by the deputy marshal above mentioned. When 1 re monstrated, Sam stepped back into the crowd and said, cursing me, that I was organizing the neg’roes and making in cendiary speeches to them. 1 told him he was an infernal liar. He struelc me and we clinched. In the scuffle my pistol fell out of my pocket. At that time I was struck from be hind with a stick twice over the head by a deputy marshal. 1 felt for my pistol and found it gone. I saw it on the ground and rushed through them and got it. As I arose, 1 came up with the deputy marshal on my back. 1 turned my pistol backward on him, when it was grasped by Mr, Crafton. I gave it up to prevent it killing Craf ton. It was a put up job and the pre tended offense in my card was a sham. STATE WATCH. He Wants to Know When Clay Received Harris’ Resignation. When did Chairman A. S. Clay re ceive the resignation of Committeeman Marion W. Harris? Did Chairman Clay make the follow ing remark to the Macon Telegraph's Atlanta correspondent ? “The action of Mr. Harris, to say the least of it, was very peculiar. He had evidently communicated with the populists before he did with me, for Watson’s paper knew that the letter of resignation had been forwarded to me long before I had ever heard of it, much less received it.” Those are two hard questions about which there is much talk throughout the state. The latter is a matter of veracity be tween Mr. Clay and the Telegraph’s correspondent. Mr. Clay says he made no such state ment: that he simply intended to say (hat the first lie knew of the resigna tion was when The Daily Press re porter called on him to inquire about it, and Mr. Clay leaves the impression that he does not understand how The Daily Press reporter knew of the mat- ter except through Mr. Harris or his friends. It is reported that Mr. Clay made such a statement as the one above re ferred to in tiie presence of four demo crats at Durand’s restaurant. Since none but democrats were pres ent when the statement is said to have been made, doubtless the public will have no further information in regard to the matter. Concerning the first question, there are some facts and deductions that will be of interest to the public. Hon. Marion W. Harris says that by no means known to the human intel lect, could his resignation have reached the public or The Daily Press until his letter was read at democratic cam paign headquarter,;. This statement from Mr. Harris is very emphatic. Just hero are some interesting facts, which 1 shall briefly state. Mr. Harris says his letter of resigna tion was mailed in Macon Monday, September 10 at 6:45 p. m.: lit nee it must have reached democratic head quarters in Atlanta by the .6:80 a. m. mail delivery; Tuesday morning. At 9:30 a. m., Tuesday, The Daily Press telegraphed Mr. Harris with reference to the resignation. Mr. Harris’ reply was received at 12 o’clock just two hours and a half later. Immediately The Daily' Press re porter called on Mr. Clay inquiring about tho resignation. Mr. Clay said lie had not received the resignation and knew nothing of it. Referring to this, Mr. Harris says : “He denied it to The Daily Press reporter Tuesday morning. He denied it to the Constitution Tuesday night and to the Telegraph Tuesday night, so these papers all said, while, as a matter of fact, he wrote me Tuesday morning (his letter being post-marked at 12:30 in Atlanta Tuesday and was received in Macon Tuesday night at 8:30) acknowledging the receipt of my resignation, and saying: ‘1 sincerely hope you will withdraw your resigna tion.’ ” So, twenty minutes after The Daily Press reporter left Mr. Clay's presence, a letter from Mr. Clay to Mr. Harris referring to the resignation, was post marked in Atlanta; and letters are not postmarked the. very minute they are dropped into the post office either. But the statement is made above, that Mr. Clay said, even as late as Tuesday night, that he had not received tho res ignation. Why say more? I desist. Mr." Clay is one of “the men who con trol.” Mr. A. S. Clay, chairman of the state democratic executive committee, is evi dently tired of his partner and co worker, “Mr. Ross, of Now York.” He says : “1 didn't employ Mr. Ross, nohow/ Uncle Bob Hardeman, state treasurer, is running the nigger part of this campaign.” This may be true, but when a Press reporter talked with “Mr. Ross of New York” some time ago Mr. Ross talked about “Chairman Clay” and “the exec utive committee.” He did not mention Uncle Bob’s name. Mr. Ross had much to say about what he proposed to do for Chairman Clay and the executive committee. By the way, Mr. Ross went down to Augusta last week to nose around in the tenth. lie must have receive'! a cooler welcome than is accorded him by Mr. Clay and Uncle Bob in Atlanta, as he spent less than two days in that city. Mr. Ross is not the howling success that the democrats expected to make of him. They do say that Charlie Moses, since his experience of last Saturday, is the sickest man in Georgia. When Mr. Watson announced his in tention of speaking in Carrollton, which is in Mr. Moses' district, Mr. Moses at once announced his intention of asking Mr. Watson to divide time. Mr. Watson did so. Democrats, even, admit that Mr. Moses got the worst thrashing of his life, and went away a sadder, but a much wiser man. The fact that Mr. Moses would meet Mr. Watson, was well advertised. In the election of 1892, Mr. Northen received 2,000 votes in Carroll, and Col onel Peck 1,000. When Mr. Watson closed his speech Saturday, he asked all who voted for Peek to’hold up their hands. Many a hand went up. “Now,” said Mr. Watson, “all who will vote for Hines, hold up their hands,” and more than twice as many hands went up as did on the first prop osition. NUAIBER 1. HINES REFUSES. I! IS REASONS FOR NOT MEETING ATKINSON MAJ. McGREGOR NAMED. Mr. Watson “Does Up” Mr. Mr. Moses.— Populist Meet ings Saturday. Judge JamesK. Hines, populist can didate for ginernor, refuses to meet lion. \V. Y. Atkins m. democratic can didate for the same office, in joint de bate. Two reasons are given, which are made perfectly clear in his answer to Mr. Atkinson. Mr. Watson, as chairman of the pop ulist executive committee, agreed with Mr. Clay, the democratic chairman, to recommend a division of pall managers throughout the state. Mr. Watson sent tho agreement to Mr. Clay, requesting him to sign. Mr. Clay returned the agreement with no answer, except l;is announcement through the papers that the paper was one <>f aboa's t ricks.” Judge Hines does not think that the representa tives of the democratic party have treated the populist leaders with com mon respect. For some time it has been known, that Judge Hines would be glad to meet Mr. Atkinson Now, only ten week days before tho election, Mr. Atkinson's challenge conics. DM Mr. Atkinson rcal’y want to meet Judge Hines? If so, why was not the challenge sent before the demo crats slammed the door in the populist’s face, and before Judge Hines’ appoint ments for the rest of the campaign nnere made? Judge Hines did not receive Mr. At kinson's letter until Sat unlay night, the 15th. Jud**© Hines better. “Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 15, isu-l.—Hon. W. Y. Atkinson, Newnan, Ga. Dear S.r: On my return to Atlanta today 1 find your letter of the r.'th instant, mailed at Newnan on the 13th instant, inviting me to jointly discuss with you the issues of the present campaign. “Hi view of the fact that the execu tive committee of your party has re fused to recommend a division of man agers of the polls between the demo crats and populists at the approaching election, and in view of the late date of your invitation, the acceptance of which Nvould now compel me to cancel jny apnoiiit pt? ,• made Lv.U're your letter Nva.'i received, 1 decline your in vitation. “Joint discussions of these ne xv’il do no good if the means of >..;xr the judgment of the voters fairly ■ I upon them are denied. Had your eon • mittee granted thi< request of mtr committee, and had your invitation come earlier, it Nvould have afforded me pleasure to discuss Nvith you the issues of this campaign. Yours, most respectfully, .James K. Hixes.” CranvFORDVILLE, Ga., September 16. (Special.) Hon. Charles E. McGregor, of the county of Warren, Nvill be the next senator from the nineteenth sena torial district. The district is composed of Greene, Taliaferro and Warren counties, and there is no doubt that Major McGregor Nvill be elected. The convention met here yesterday, and nominated Major McGregor unani mously. At present Major McGregor is the business munager'of The Daily Press, but he nvill go into the campaign to Nviu. No man in the district is more popu lar than he. Mr. Ed Young, of Greene county, will be his democratic opponent. Carrollton, Ga., September 16. (Special.) Saturday was a great day in Carroll comity. Some time, since, Hon. Thos. E. Wat son announced that he Nvould speak here on the 15th. More than a week ago. Congressman Moses asked for a division of time, Nvhich Air. Watson gladly granted, Every person in Carroil county kneNV tho joint discussion Nvould take place, and an immense eroNvd, some coming from adjoining counties, was present. Mr. Watson opened .Nvith a speech of one and a half hours. Mr. Moses spoke tNvo hours, and Air. Watson closed in a half hour. From the very beginning it waa Afr. Watson's crowd, and Air. Aloses knew it. Mr. Watson's speech captured the audience, and Nvas unanswerable. When he closed, Air. Aloses rose and made a good speech. He took occasion toipaj’ his tribute to populists as well as populist doctrine. Air. Watson ansNvered, and what a speech he made’ The crowd simply Nvent Nvild Nvith enthusiasm as Mr. Watson expounded the populist, platform, and dealt out blow after bIoNV to the democratic party, state and national. The Biggest Rally of the Cam paign. Barnesville, Ga., Sept. 15.—(Spe cial. ) —Pike, I pson and Alonroe pur pose holding tho biggest populist rally of the campaign at Barnesville on next Saturday, the 22nd inst. Representa tive citizens of each county met in Barnesville on Thursday, the 13th, and made nccessai\y arrangements for the monster meeting. Dr. W. 11. Felton, of Bartow, and Col. A. A. Murphey, of Fike county, have been specially invited to speak on that day. In addition to these speak ers there will be present all the local candidates of each county, and ihey nvill be called upon for short addresses. It is estimated that there Nvill be not less than 10,000 people present. It is proposed to have an all day meeting. The colored people are specially invi ted to turn out en masse. Let all populists of these three coun ties take due notice that this occasion will bo the crowning event of the cam paign in that section of the state. It is uoNv confidently believed that all three counties will give Hines and the local populist candidates a majority. Todd at Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain, Ga. September 17. —(Special.) —Hon. Robert Todd, popu list nominee for congress, spoke here Saturday to a good sized crowd. He made a good speech, Nvhich won votes for the populist ticket